The 2014 season is nearly upon us, as training camp gets underway at the end of this month.

Before we move ahead to the new season, however, let's take a look back at the Eagles' surprising 2013 campaign that has set up the massive expectations for this upcoming one.

Between now and the start of training camp, I'm going to be re-watching each of the Eagles' games from last season, looking for both positives and negatives that could impact this upcoming year.

You can check out the Eagles' Week 2 loss to the San Diego Chargers here.. Below, we break down the team's Week 3 matchup vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.

Special Teams:
For as much time as the Eagles spent practicing special teams, you would think the results would be better. Part of their struggles had to do with kicker Alex Henery not being able to consistently kick touchbacks, but the majority of it was a combination of poor tackling and execution.

The team's struggles were highlighted in the opening kickoff vs. Kansas City, as ex-Eagles safety Quintin Demps had a wide open lane to run through.

Notice Brandon Graham trying to cut in to make a tackle that he would miss. Not a great angle by him on the play, but hard to kill him for it. This was bad execution all around.

The special teams unit made another mistake in the first half when Damaris Johnson fumbled a punt. Easy play for Johnson to make that he simply didn't.

Watching the Eagles through the first three games, it is weird how these kind of plays -- fumbles on punt returns, bad snaps later in this game, etc. -- seemed to go away when Nick Foles took over. Not blaming Michael Vick or praising Foles, but it is interesting that when a quarterback who struggles with turnovers was taken out, the whole team seemed to clean up its act.

Nate Allen:
Nate Allen had a solid season last year, and it is why he enters 2014 as the starter next to Malcolm Jenkins. He will have to fight off Earl Wolff, but it was plays like the one below from Allen last season that have him at No. 1 on the depth chart.

With the Chiefs inside the 10-yard line, Allen makes a great hustle play. Check out the route Allen takes on the play as quarterback Alex Smith scrambles around.

Chasing Smith around ultimately saved a touchdown, as Allen took down Smith with Trent Cole likely too far behind to catch him, and Cary Williams blocked near the end zone.

Great play from Allen.

Offensive Line:
There is a reason that the offensive line is without a question the biggest key to next season, and it is plays like this. LeSean McCoy is a great running back, but look at the hole the offensive line makes.

Michael Vick
This game against the Chiefs is when it all started to unravel for Vick. He had two really bad interceptions and missed a few wide-open receivers. His touchdown throw to Jason Avant, however, was a thing of beauty.

Look how Vick is hit as he throws, yet still manages to place it perfectly over Avant's shoulder about 30 yards down the field into the end zone. The quarterbacks who can make that throw can probably be counted on one hand, and Foles isn't one of them.

Watching Vick play quarterback in Eagles head coach Chip Kelly's offense, it is clear that his ability to run was not a huge advantage. It was not the massive threat that some made it out to be, and it certainly wasn't the clear reason he would win the job over Foles that many thought it would be.

On plays like this one, however, it is easy to see why having a quarterback who can run is an advantage.

Vick takes this 50 yards down the field, turning a broken play into a huge one. It may only happen once every few weeks, but plays like this show why it is an advantage to have a quarterback who is at least capable of doing what Vick did.

Brandon Graham:
Watching the Eagles practice during OTAs last month, the difference between Trent Cole and Brandon Graham was distinct. Cole looks more comfortable a year into playing outside linebacker than Graham does.

But one thing Graham can bring to the table is his ability to rush the passer. He is one of the best pure rushers on the team, and that showed against the Chiefs.

On this play, Graham pushes back 6-foot-5, 315 pound offensive tackle Branden Albert. Considering Graham is just 265 pounds, it is impressive to see how he is able to just push Albert back.

Graham finished this play with a sack, and as he tries to make the roster this upcoming season, plays like these where he shows he can overcome his less than ideal size for his position will be huge.